The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-11
WOMEN MILLIONAIRES.
Some Interesting Points About the
Richest Woman in the World

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1t is settled, suppose, that the Dona Isa-
dora Cousino is coming to New York as soon
as the season is fairly opened this winter. If
she does, the city will have a sensation, and
one of sort that it appreciates. The
Gillian money queen never does anything
by halves. She proposes to take house,
furnish it as few houses in New York have
ever been furnished, and it is in the air that
she means to show New Workers how I'M
| limited cash can entertain. She can teach
lesson or two in that art if she tries. She
is learned professor, and money fetches
New York every time.
The Sonora Cousino is something more
| than the richest woman in the world. She
has one of the biggest fortunes held by
| either sex, possibly the largest on the West
ern continent. She is, unless the last season
| or two has faded her greatly, something of
beauty. She is great deal of an eccen-
trio and not a little of a genius. She has
astonished pretty nearly all the capitals
of Europe in their turn, and she cannot rest
| on her laurels without astonishing New
York too
The Dona Isadora is not much short of 40,
but she looks younger. She is rather above
medium height and dresses to look tall. Her
| figure is graceful, but her big dark eyes are
her taking feature. Her skin is a Spanish
brown with dash of red under it, and she
| has quantities of dark hair. She is one of
the best dressed women in the world in an
| imperial sort of way, and with a daring
use of color. | doubt if there is anywhere
| a private jewel collection to equal hers.
| She wears more stones at a time than
| is usual with people who haven't so
many and who live in North American
ATTITUDES.
No more clever business woman exists.
! She inherited cattle, married mines and
now, widow, has gone into about every
money-producing enterprise in which Chilli,
| the most progressive of the Southern re-
publics, has engaged. She is the biggest
| real estate owner in Santiago and Valpa-
| raiso She has furnished the capital for
manufacturing enterprises She has started
art potteries. She has built railroad and
| runs two lines of iron steamships. South
American fortunes are hard to estimate, but
| many people have put hers above 5000 000,-
000 Money multiplies fast in her hands, for
her eye is everywhere.
There was young man, son OF one OF
her cousins, believe, whom she sent TO q
New England college some years ago. South
Americans by the way, have a fancy for
New England schools. The young man was
fairly clever, very good looking, not at all
studious, had plenty or money, ana was a
great favorite Shortly after the beginning
of a term he left school abruptly, and was
sent abroad, so the tale went, by a whim of his
rich relative Some magnificent rubies that
she had many times coveted had been
offered for sale, and had gone on the market
without her knowledge. He was to hunt out
their buyer, trace the gems, and get them
for her at any price. The rubies were some
of Eugenie's-i is odd how the exEmpress
gems, laces and poodle dogs turn up every
where-and they were in New York before
he reached the other side. A would-be swell
dame had paid a good many thousands for
them, and the scion Of the Southern Princess
posted back again, got an introduction TO
the house, flattered the good lady, told her
the predicament he was in, offered her
choice of all the jewelers. stores in creation
at any figure, and, in short, got the rubies,
delivered them in person, and saved his
prospects in life and Dona Isadoras good
graces.
There are two slender graceful daughters,
somewhere in their teens, who will como
out in New York, and high times are ahead.
Mother and girls speak the pnrest English
~ All Chllians do. The sonora Is tropi-
cal creature, and II all tales Of her are true
subject b cyclones.
There Is not another woman Ia America
who has money Ia hor own name 70 com
naro with tka nona Isadera'a. though rich